Brian Wang

artist, educator, entrepreneur

Brian Wang is an educator, entrepreneur and an artist with roots in Shanghai, San Francisco and Los Angeles. With over 15 years of teaching, counseling and mentoring experience, Brian strongly believes that education is the most rewarding work that one can perform.

An avid actor, poet, and storyteller, Brian has performed in New York City, Shanghai, San Francisco, Washington DC, and Los Angeles. In Shanghai, Brian has performed in over 8 theatrical productions during the year of 2015 - 2016, including lead roles as Richard Hannay in "The 39 Steps," Inigo Montoya in "The Princess Bride" and The Narrator in "Fight Club."

Brian is an actively-barred attorney in California, where he worked as General Counsel for Next Internet, an incubator and venture capital firm in San Francisco, advising several Bay Area tech startups. He is currently the CEO of Blueprint Education and a Founder of Mentorverse.

Live Performances

Shanghai, DC, NYC, SF, LA

Clips from Brian's theatrical productions from 2015-2016, including Fight Club, the 39 Steps and Hamlet.

Brian share true stories of love on Valentine's Day 2011.

Death Mountain: The First Day of Brian's Life

Educating our Next Generation

mentorship, life coaching, private tutoring

Brian Wang knows education. He first started as a tutor for children with autism, then came to China in 2001 to work as an English-language Resident Advisor for a boarding school in Shanghai. After teaching English classes in Chinese high schools for rooms of over 100 students, Brian returned to Los Angeles where he created and coordinated an ESL curriculum at an after-school academy for Chinese immigrants.

Throughout his academic career in law school, Brian worked as a tutor for the Tenderloin After School Program, helping children from disadvantaged socioeconomic backgrounds. Upon graduation from law school, Brian continued to teach as a Bar Exam instructor, and helped hundreds of his fellow alumni learn how to defeat the California Bar Exam. Brian also organized countless educational panels, leadership conferences, and mentorship events for young leaders, college students and aspiring attorneys.

Brian returned to China in 2011 to take on a management position in the booming private education and tutoring industry. Brian's students have scored in the 99th percentile on both the SAT and SSAT, and have been accepted to such schools as Harvard, NYU, UCLA and Andover. Brian passed the California Bar Exam on his first attempt and scored in the 99th percentile on the LSAT, GRE and SAT.

Fun Stuff

zombies, water guns, pillow fights

mamagushi

mamagushi brings together storytellers, raconteurs and artists to share their true-life experiences with one another. Every month, we introduce a theme to our members and select several speakers to share their unique stories onstage with our intimate audience.

chinabrawlers

chinabrawlers is a group of fun-loving people committed to enjoying life in public spaces. We organize several yearly events, including Shanghai's first ever Pillow Fight, Water Fight and Zombie Crawl.